Networked Learning Update (Post #2)

Well so far I’ve learned curling your hair is WAY harder than it looks! It’s easy to watch a video and think “I can do that!” but those people are typically either professionals, or experts who do this all the time. My first attempt gave me crazy flashbacks to last summer when I was in tears trying to do something with my hair for our engagement pictures. I was so frustrated that I ended up giving in and calling my mom for help because isn’t that what all adults do? This time I slowed down and really paid attention to the tutorial and it went way better!

I used this tutorial for 6 ways to curl your hair from Sam Villa’s Blog.

This video was super helpful because he talks you through each part of it. It’s not very helpful for me to only see it, but to hear explanation to accompany it really worked. It was also nice that he was talking me through because I could try it while he was talking without having to watch the video the entire time.

The first problem I ran into was the actual tool I needed to curl. He suggests a 1″ curling iron. I have a curling wand, and a 1.5″ curling iron. I figured the wand would be close, so I tried that first. Total fail! It looked awful and had weird kinks.

 

Before I Started

Gross Wand Curls

I know I’m not great with a curling iron, so I followed his suggestion of practicing cold before  you actually curl. When I felt prepared, I decided to go for it. It wasn’t working great, they were falling out pretty fast and it looked kind of stringy, so I decided to look up some tips. I found this Buzzfeed article on tips and tricks and learned to try it with the clamp forward, rolling it right away and holding it for a few minutes until it cools. My curls improved! I definitely made some progress and I’m feeling pretty proud! It definitely looked better from the front than from the back, but it wasn’t totally awful!

 

About Halfway Done

The Final Product

As I’ve continued to practice, I decided if I want to be successful enough to use this in the future I’ll need to get the correct tools. I’ll be purchasing a 1″ curling iron soon so hopefully they stay in a little better and get just a tad more curl to them. Overall, I’m thrilled that this project forced me to look up tips and watch videos, because I probably wouldn’t have done it on my own. I’m really excited to continue to make progress and maybe get a little faster!